Foraging in Central Park

Number	Thumbnail	Caption	Number	Thumbnail	Caption
1		Wisteria. A nice trellis full of it. Out-of-season as only the flowers are edible.	2		Gingko. A tree with lots of fruits, but too near the street. Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba
3		Gingko. See the fruits? Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba	4		Gingko. Can’t miss the fruits now! Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba
5		Wrinkled Rose. Likes to grow near the seashore. Scientific name: Rosa rugosa	6		Wrinkled Rose Scientific name: Rosa rugosa
7		Wrinkled Rose Scientific name: Rosa rugosa	8		Pasteur Rose. A bit smaller, but still edible. Scientific name: Rosa carolina
9		Pasteur Rose. Closer up. Scientific name: Rosa carolina	10		Epazote. It’s all over the park. Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides
11		Epazote. Another place in the park. Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides	12		White Snakeroot. Deadly!! Scientific name: Ageratina altissima
13		Central Park Lake	14		Central Park Lake
15		Greater Celandine	16		Greater Celandine
17		Arrowroot. Wildman once dug some out, but there was very little there. He buys it in the store. Scientific name: Maranta arundinaceae	18		Cattails. Now out of season. Scientific name: Typha latifolia
19		Black Walnut. Nuts now all gone. Scientific name: Juglans nigra	20		Witch Hazel Scientific name: Hamamelis
21		Witch Hazel. Close up of the flowers. Scientific name: Hamamelis	22		Witch Hazel. We found one that still had some leaves! Scientific name: Hamamelis
23		Witch Hazel. Another shot with leaves. Scientific name: Hamamelis	24		Common Mallow. A close up of the flower. Scientific name: Malva neglecta
25		Jet Berry. Very poisonous!! Scientific name: Ardisia humilis	26		Rock outcropping in Rambles. Note north-south scratches left by receding glacier rocks.
27		Hackberries. Too old to eat.	28		Hackberries. Gray bark.
29		Garlic Mustard. Can eat root and small leaves. Scientific name: Alliaria officinalis	30		Garlic Mustard Scientific name: Alliaria officinalis
31		Gray Squirrel. We had a few visit us while we ate lunch. This one turned away as I was taking its picture.	32		Gray Squirrel. Now it posed nicely.
33		Gray Squirrel. Enhanced version.	34		Gray Squirrel. It was moving when I took the shot.
35		Field Garlic (Wild Onion). This fellow dug this up while we had lunch. Scientific name: Allium vineale	36		Broad Leaf Dock? Scientific name: Rumex obtusifolius
37		Burdock. Wildman is digging up the first one. Scientific name: Arctium species	38		Burdock. This is the one Wildman dug up. Scientific name: Arctium species
39		Burdock Scientific name: Arctium species	40		Burdock Scientific name: Arctium species
41		Burdock. The fellow that dug up the onions dug this one up. Scientific name: Arctium species	42		Asiatic Day Flower. The camera had its own idea on focusing. Scientific name: Commelina communis
43		Lady’s Thumb Scientific name: Polygonum persicaria	44		Lady’s Thumb Scientific name: Polygonum persicaria
45		Japanese Knotweed Scientific name: Fallopia japonica	46		Lambs-quarters. Note top of stem is missing. Scientific name: Chenopodium album
47		Lambs-quarters. Here’s Wildman eating the missing top! Scientific name: Chenopodium album	48		Mugwort Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris
49		Milkweed. Winter form. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca	50		Milkweed. Winter form. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca
51		Milkweed. Winter form. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca	52		Milkweed. An opened pod. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca
53		Kentucky Coffee Tree. See the beans up there? Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus	54		Kentucky Coffee Beans Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus
55		Wildman is about to eat an American Persimmon. Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana	56		American Persimmon Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana
57		American Persimmon. Close up. Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana	58		Fire Thorn (Pyracantha). Berries are edible. Scientific name: Pyracantha species
59		Fire Thorn (Pyracantha). Scientific name: Pyracantha species	60		Common Blue Violet. Note flower and different bud (which has the seeds). Scientific name: Viola papilionacea
61		Common Blue Violet Scientific name: Viola papilionacea	62		Common Blue Violet. I broke open a bud to show the seeds. Scientific name: Viola papilionacea
63		Common Blue Violet Scientific name: Viola papilionacea	64		Field Garlic (Wild Onion). A nice big patch. Scientific name: Allium vineale
65		Sassafras. Leaves are gone, but note the upward branching. Scientific name: Sassafras albidum	66		Sassafras. Wildman tries to eat some. Scientific name: Sassafras albidum
67		Chickweed Scientific name: Stellaria media	68		Chickweed Scientific name: Stellaria media
69		Chickweed. Elsewhere in the park. Scientific name: Stellaria media	70		Wood Sorrel Scientific name: Oxalis acetosella
71		Bush Honeysuckle. Berries in May. Scientific name: Lonicera maackii	72		Horse Nettle. Poisonous!! Scientific name: Solanum carolinense
73		Quick Weed (Gallinsoya). Can be cooked, but unpalatable. Scientific name: Galinsoga parviflora	74		Crab apples. Scientific name: Malus
75		Crab apples. Scientific name: Malus	76		Crab apples. Scientific name: Malus
77		Nasturtium. Wildman had never eaten this before. It isn’t a wild plant! Kind of peppery. Scientific name: Tropaeolum majus	78		Nasturtium Flower. Scientific name: Tropaeolum majus
79		European Cut Leaf Blackberry. Come back in mid-August. Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus	80		European Cut Leaf Blackberry. A nice big patch. Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus
81		Amaranth Scientific name: Amarantus retroflexus	82		Amaranth Scientific name: Amarantus retroflexus
83		Amaranth Scientific name: Amarantus retroflexus	84		Amaranth Scientific name: Amarantus retroflexus
85		Dandelion Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale	86		Enoki (Winter mushroom or Velvet foot). Now too old to eat.
87		June Berry. Winter Form. Scientific name: Amelanchier species	88		June Berry. Close up of bud. Scientific name: Amelanchier species

Index for Album F-1999-11-21: Foraging in Central Park - Nov 21, 1999

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